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Confabulate Common

Origin: Latin suffix -ate

Confabulate has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

unconsciously replace fact with fantasy in one's memory

2

talk socially without exchanging too much information

"the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze"

3

have a conference in order to talk something over

"We conferred about a plan of action"

4

To speak casually with; to chat.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
fabricate converse hash out
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
shmooze collogue
Rhyming Words
ate bate late gate kate date wate cate rate nate oate sate tate jate hate mate fate yate agate skate
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